Soaring temps not stopping Mainers from enjoying summer

The soaring temps this week aren't stopping many Mainers from enjoying summer.

The heat and humidity could be die-hard golfers from heading to Nonesuch Golf Course in Scarborough on Thursday. The golf course prides itself on being open and ready for all climates. Many of the golfers out on the course Thursday will also be there in December and January as long as the greens aren't covered in snow.

"You stay in the shade. You get a little bit of a breeze. It's manageable. Again we live in Maine, you have to take the good with the bad," said golfer Craig Skeffington.

The golf huts are stocked with plenty of water. Ninety golfers had already hit the link by noon.

"It's actually been very good. We had a rainy spring and early summer, so the weather is pretty welcoming to the visitors in the area as well as the residents. We're seeing people playing a little earlier in the day and later in the day to try and beat the heat a little bit," said Jared Hourihan with Nonesuch Golf Course.

In Portland, Wicked Good Street Kitchen was churning out steak and cheese sandwiches from its food truck parked on Commercial Street. Tourists were busy eating up the weather, while the cook was sweating it out.

"It's a little hot. I can bear with it though. I don't know how much longer, but I think I've got it.," said cook Angel Gonzalez.

Across the bridge in South Portland, Red's Dairy Freeze was packed with people looking for ice cream by mid-afternoon.

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